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Fair Employment
Mr. McGrady : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what action will be taken by the Fair Employment Commission to ensure that the Agricultural Research Institute, Carrickfergus borough council, Chief Electoral Office and the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company implement affirmative action and outreach programmes ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Atkins : All public concerns specified at 1 January 1990 under the Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) Order (Northern Ireland) 1989, as amended,
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were required to have completed a review of their employment composition and practices by 1 January 1993. Where, as part of this review, an employer determines that members of a particular community are not enjoying or are not likely to continue to enjoy fair participation in employment, the employer is required as part of the review to determine reasonable and appropriate affirmative action. The Fair Employment Commission is currently studying public sector employers' reviews to establish whether the commission considers that the employers' determinations concerning fair participation are correct and to promote affirmative action where it is necessary.Mr. McGrady : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what action will be taken by the Fair Employment Commission to ensure that private sector concerns which employ fewer than 10 employees from one community implement affirmative action and outreach programmes.
Mr. Atkins : Under section 31 of the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989, all registered concerns are required to complete a review of their employment composition and practices within three years of the date of their registration with the Fair Employment Commission.
The commission is using its statutory powers to ensure that employers have completed their reviews in accordance with the legislation and, where necessary, are taking the appropriate affirmative action and have set goals and timetables for change. Additionally, the commission is using its powers of investigation under section 11 of the Act to conduct investigations into 47 large private sector concerns, some of which have a very low representation of one community.
Young People
Mr. Dobson : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total number of (a) 18-year-olds, (b) 17-year-olds and (c) 16-year- olds in January (i) 1991, (ii) 1992 and (iii) 1993 ; and if he will list for each year the number in full-time education in (1) schools including maintained, independent and special schools and (2) further education, excluding those on youth training schemes in colleges.
Sir Patrick Mayhew : The available information is as follows :
Table 1: Mid-year estimates of Northern
Ireland population
|1991 |1992 |1993
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18 year olds |26,702|25,854|25,149
17 year olds |25,652|24,981|24,468
16 year olds |25,009|24,537|24,735
Table 2: Number in full-time education
|Schools |Further Education|Total
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1990-91
18 year olds |4,553 |4,113 |8,666
17 year olds |9,417 |5,506 |14,923
16 year olds |16,923 |3,186 |20,109
1991-92
18 year olds |4,464 |4,506 |8,970
17 year olds |9,431 |5,111 |14,542
16 year olds |16,544 |2,777 |19,321
Notes:
1. Schools figures relate to January; Further education figures relate to November.
2. Comparable information is not available for 1992-93.
HOME DEPARTMENT
Probation Service
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the implications for the Probation Service of the provision of same-day reports in Crown court cases where a not guilty plea is followed by a finding of guilt.
Mr. Maclean : In asking probation services to provide accelerated pre-sentence reports in the Crown court, we took account of the findings of the review by Her Majesty's inspectorate of probation of the operation of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 which was published last month, and concluded that it would be practicable within current resources to set a same-day target where a custodial remand would otherwise be required.
s to publish a response to the report of Lord Runciman on the criminal justice system.
Mr. Maclean : I am considering with my ministerial colleagues the timing and form of the Government's response to the royal commission report.
Security Service
Sir Ivan Lawrence : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to make available more information about the Security Service following the publication of the White Paper on open government.
Mr. Howard : I am pleased to announce that a booklet about the Security Service, describing its role, responsibilities and organisation is being published today. Copies will be placed in the Library of the House.
The booklet is a significant step towards greater openness in the Security Service. The information in it will increase understanding of the service's work, while preserving the secrecy necessary to maintain operational effectiveness.
Immitation Fire Arms
Mr. Whittingdale : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received calling for curbs on the carrying of imitation firearms.
Mr. Charles Wardle : In the past year, the Home Office has received represntations calling for further controls on imitation firearms from the Banking Insurance and Finance Union and the Financial Services Staff Federation.
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Bones Analysis
Mr. David Atkinson : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the outcome of his Department's analysis of the bones brought from Ekaterinburg, Russia, in July 1991 for identification.
Mr. Charles Wardle : This is a matter for which the Forensic Science Service is responsible, and the chief executive has provided a reply.
Letter for Dr. Janet Thompson to Mr. David Atkinson, undated : You recently tabled a Parliamentary Question about the project being undertaken by the Home Office Forensic Science Service (FSS) on the remains found near Ekaterinburg, Russia, in July 1991. As you know, the Chief Executive of an Executive Agency, with the agreement of the Minister, replies to Members of Parliament on operational matters. I am therefore replying on behalf of the FSS.
The project has now been successfully completed and we announced the results on 9 July. As a result of the DNA analysis, scientists believe that five of the nine skeletons found are those of the Tsar, Tsarina and three of their daughters. This conclusion is the same as that reached by anthropologists in Russia.
The statistical analysis was complex. The scientists estimated a 98.5 per cent. probability for the identification, based on a neutral interpretation of the previous anthropological evidence and on the least likely interpretation of the DNA evidence.
The scientists involved in the project will submit their work for publication and peer review in the scientific literature to enable other scientists to examine their work and conclusions. Further work will be needed to refine the statistical analysis. Once validated, we hope soon to be able to put the techniques used into practice in criminal casework to the benefit of the criminal justice system as a whole.
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Police Service
Mr. Simon Hughes : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements he proposes to set up to ensure Londoners are consulted on (a) his statement on the future of the police service, (b) the Sheehy report and (c) the recommendations of the Royal Commission on criminal justice ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Charles Wardle : The White Paper on police reform--Cm 2281, -- invites views on various reform proposals, including the question of the boundaries of the Metropolitan police district. My right hon. and learned Friend has asked for comments from interested persons, including Londoners, on the recommendations of the reports of the inquiry into police responsibilities and rewards--Cm 2280--and the Royal Commission on criminal justice--Cm 2263. Copies of all these documents are available from Her Majesty's Stationery Office and two copies of the digest version of the White Paper have been placed in every public library.
Immigration
Mr. Khabra : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) husbands, (b) fiance s, (c) wives and (d) fiance es refused wholly or partly on (x) primary purpose and (y) support and accommodation grounds in 1991 and 1992 in (i) the countries of the Indian subcontinent and (ii) any other country for which statistics are available appealed against the refusal ; and how many of the appeals in each category were (1) allowed, (2) dismissed, (3) withdrawn and (4) are pending.
Mr. Charles Wardle : The available information is given in the table and relates to the numbers of applications for entry clearance initially refused and the numbers granted following an appeal in the Indian subcontinent. Not all those refused initially go on to appeal.
Information by reason of refusal is not available for countries outside the Indian subcontinent.
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Spouses and fiance(e)s in the Indian subcontinent initially refused and subsequently granted entry clearance on appeal by reason for refusal,
1991 and 1992
Initial refusals Granted on appeal
Primary purpose Couple could not Primary purpose Couple could not
of the marriage was accommodate and/for of the marriage was accommodate and/for
to obtain admission maintain themselves to obtainadmission maintain themselves
to the United without recourse to to the United without recourse to
Kingdom: public funds: Kingdom: public funds:
|Solely for this|Partly for this|Solely for this|Partly for this|Solely for this|Partly for this|Solely for this|Partly for this
|reason |reason<1> |reason |reason<1> |reason |reason<1> |reason |reason<1>
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1991
Bangladesh
Husbands |90 |40 |20 |30 |20 |- |<2>- |-
Fiances |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |-
Wives |<2>- |<2>- |20 |10 |- |- |10 |<2>-
Fiancees |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |-
Pakistan
Husbands |760 |660 |40 |660 |210 |280 |20 |270
Fiances |100 |70 |<2>- |70 |50 |50 |<2>- |10
Wives |40 |30 |140 |40 |<2>- |<2>- |50 |<2>-
Fiancees |<2>- |<2>- |20 |10 |- |- |- |-
India
Husbands |270 |20 |<2>- |20 |50 |- |- |-
Fiances |210 |20 |- |20 |50 |- |- |-
Wives |130 |20 |<2>- |10 |20 |- |- |-
Fiancees |70 |20 |- |10 |10 |- |- |-
Total Indian sub-continent
Husbands |1,120 |710 |70 |700 |280 |280 |30 |270
Fiances |310 |100 |<2>- |90 |100 |50 |<2>- |10
Wives |180 |50 |170 |70 |30 |<2>- |50 |10
Fiancees |70 |20 |20 |10 |10 |- |- |-
1992
Bangladesh
Husbands |120 |70 |40 |60 |70 |20 |20 |30
Fiances |- |<2>- |- |<2>- |- |- |<2>- |-
Wives |10 |10 |20 |30 |- |<2>- |- |<2>-
Fiancees |<2>- |- |<2>- |- |- |- |- |-
Pakistan
Husbands |720 |570 |120 |570 |160 |190 |10 |190
Fiances |80 |40 |10 |40 |20 |30 |<2>- |20
Wives |40 |30 |190 |40 |10 |10 |20 |10
Fiancees |<2>- |10 |10 |10 |<2>- |- |<2>- |-
India
Husbands |240 |20 |<2>- |20 |90 |- |- |<2>-
Fiances |200 |20 |- |20 |50 |- |- |-
Wives |180 |40 |20 |40 |50 |- |- |-
Fiancees |70 |20 |<2>- |10 |10 |<2>- |- |<2>-
Total Indian sub-continent
Husbands |1,090 |660 |160 |630 |320 |220 |30 |220
Fiances |280 |60 |10 |60 |70 |30 |<2>- |20
Wives |230 |70 |260 |100 |60 |10 |20 |20
Fiancees |70 |30 |10 |20 |10 |<2>- |<2>- |<2>-
<1> Includes double-counting of those for which refusal was jointly for these reasons. All figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
<2> Equals less than 5.
Note: Initial refusals and numbers granted on appeal do not necessarily refer to the same individuals as an appeal may not be decided in the same year. These figures
include some revisions.
Winson Green Prison
Dr. Lynne Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will order an inquiry into the release of Mark Jarvis on home leave from Winson Green prison ;
(2) if he will make a statement on the circumstances which led to the last release of Mark Jarvis from Winson Green prison.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Responsibility for these matters has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given to both these questions. Letter from Derek Lewis to Dr. Lynne Jones, dated July 1993 : The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Questions about Mark Jarvis being granted home leave from Birmingham prison. I refer you to my letter in reply to the Question to Mr. Graham Allen MP on 13 July published in the Official Report (columns 429 and 430), a copy of which is enclosed.
As you will see from that reply the decision to grant home leave was reviewed by the governor at Birmingham. The area manager has also reviewed the circumstances in which Mr. Jarvis was granted home leave and he also concluded that the decision was not an unreasonable one. In the circumstances I am satisfied that there is no need for a further enquiry into this matter.
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SOCIAL SECURITY
Market Testing
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answers of 7 June, Official Report, column 32 and 25 June, Official Report, column 325, how many projects are covered by the £13.5 million expected cost of the market-testing programme for 1993- 94 ; to what services they relate ; how much is to be spent on each project ; and how much will be paid to outside consultants for each project.
Mr. Hague : The expected cost of £13.5 million was broadly estimated for the financial year 1993-94. At present there is a total of some 50 individual projects and they relate to the following services :
Accommodation and Office Services
Archival Storage
Audit
Catering
Customer Services
Data Entry
Debt Recovery
Fraud
Legal Services
Medical Services
Personnel
Printing
Publishing
Recruitment
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Storage and DistributionTraining
Video Production
The individual projects will be subject to a market test through the tendering of some 93 separate contracts/service level agreements.
It is not possible to state the level of expenditure on individual projects as this largely depends on each project's needs, which are dictated by the scale and complexity revealed by the market testing process.
While there is an anticipated need for some external consultancy, it is not possible to determine the level of expenditure of individual projects.
EC Expenditure
Mr. Bradley : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for each country in the European Community (a) the total expenditure on social protection, (b) the per capita expenditure and (c) expenditure as a proportion of gross domestic product.
Mr. Hague : The information is in the table.
Expenditure on social protection 1991
|(a) Total |(b) Per capita |(c) Per cent. of GDP
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Belgium |42,004.2 |4,191.2 |26.7
Denmark |23,790.6 |4,608.7 |29.8
France |274,763.9 |4,803 |28.7
Germany |316,931.1 |4,952 |26.6
Greece |<1>13,723.5 |<1>1,367.8 |<1>20.7
Ireland |7,912.4 |2,240.2 |21.3
Italy |230,651.9 |3,991.3 |24.4
Luxembourg |2,259.7 |5,797.3 |27.5
Netherlands |77,172.2 |5,101.1 |32.4
Portugal |15,919.4 |1,616.9 |19.4
Spain |95,019.5 |2,432.9 |21.4
United Kingdom |210,597 |3,653.5 |24.7
<1> 1989.
Source: Social Protection Expenditure and Receipts 1980-1991 Eurostat.
(a) Total expenditure in millions of purchasing power standards (Purchasing power standards (PPS) take
comparative price levels in the countries into account).
(b) Per capita expenditure in purchasing power standards.
(c) Expenditure as a percentage of GDP.
NATIONAL FINANCE
Inland Revenue (Relocation)
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what is his latest estimate of the public expenditure savings which will arise from the transfer of the Inland Revenue headquarters office from London to Nottingham ; and how these savings are to be achieved in terms of accommodation, staffing and other general running costs ;
(2) when he expects the transfer of Inland Revenue headquarters office from London to Nottingham to be completed ;
(3) what is the current cost of running Inland Revenue headquarters offices in London and Nottingham, indicating accommodation and salaries costs in each place.
Mr. Dorrell : The offices included in the Inland Revenue's relocation from London to Nottingham are a number of headquarter units and a number of operational
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offices. At present, just under two thirds of the posts or staff involved have already moved to temporary accommodation in Nottingham, and the remainder are still based in London.The cost in 1992-93 of the staff already in Nottingham ia around £20 million, of which some £14 million is pay and £2.5 million is accommodation. The 1992-93 cost of the staff still based in London is about £21 million of which some £13.5 million is pay and £3.5 million is accommodation.
The currently estimated annual net pay and accommodation savings are around £12 million a year from 1996-97 to which some £4.5 million is pay and £7.5 million is accommodation.
On present plans, the relocation to the new purpose-built centre will be completed by April 1995.
No. 11 Downing Street
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the cost of replacing the carpeting on the second floor of No. 11 Downing street.
Sir John Cope : The carpet on the second floor of No. 11 Downing street has not been replaced. One room on the second floor was recarpeted in 1991 at a cost of £963.
Tax Allowances and Reliefs
Ms Eagle : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the savings from restricting all tax allowances and reliefs to (a) a 25 per cent. rate of tax and (b) a 20 per cent. rate of tax, showing the amounts for each allowance and relief.
Mr. Dorrell [holding answer 15 July 1993] : The estimated full-year yields at 1993-94 income levels are shown in the table.
£ million
Restriction to
|25 per cent.|20 per cent.
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All allowances and reliefs |2,400 |8,900
Personal allowance (excluding age
related addition) |1,000 |5,200
Married couple's allowance
(excluding age related addition) |320 |1,100
Age allowance<1> |- |100
Mortgage interest relief<2> |- |860
Pension contribution reliefs<3> |470 |1,000
<1> The higher levels of the age-related personal and married couple's
allowance given to those aged 65 and over, subject to the income limit.
<2> Mortgage interest relief is currently restricted to the basis rate of
tax. The yield from restricting the relief to 20 per cent. is based on the
conventional assumption that interest rates remain at their current
levels.
<3> Employees' contributions to occupational pension schemes and
contributions to personal pensions including retirement annuity premia and
free standing additional voluntary contributions.
No account has been taken of possible behavioural changes resulting from such restrictions. Figures for the major allowances and reliefs show the yield from restricting each allowance or relief separately. If two or more were restricted, the total yield would be greater than the sum of the figures for individual allowances.
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EC Economic and Finance Council
Mr. Burns : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the outcome of the latest meeting of the European Community's Economic and Finance Council.
Mr. Kenneth Clarke : The Economic and Finance Council of the European Community met in Brussels on 12 July. I represented the United Kingdom.
The Council discussed the convergence programme circulated by the United Kingdom in May of this year. The programme reflects the Government's economic strategy for sustained non-inflationary growth set out in the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" published on Budget day. In discussion, I underlined the Government's determination to take the action necessary to reduce the budget deficit. I also drew the Council's attention to the emerging signs of broad-based economic recovery, our recent good record on inflation, and highlighted the favourable prospects for growth in the United Kingdom economy by comparison with other member states.
The Council welcomed the United Kingdom programme as ambitious and built on realistic assumptions and there was support for the Government's commitment to a firm anti-inflationary strategy. The adoption of a budgetary consolidation strategy and the measures taken in the Budget were welcomed. Ministers also noted the substantial progress already achieved by the United Kingdom in introducing structural reforms and welcomed the Government's continued commitment to supply-side reform.
The general economic situation in the Community was also discussed in the context of the Council's six-monthly multilateral surveillance discussions. Ministers underlined the importance of the conclusions of the Copenhagen European Council on economic recovery and unemployment. The Council also stressed the need to address fiscal imbalances and to create conditions which would permit further reduction of interest rates in some member states. It was agreed that national convergence programmes were a valuable instrument of economic policy co-ordination. Without prejudice to the national responsibility for programmes, it was agreed that it would be desirable for them to cover a common time horizon and for them to be updated annually.
Ministers had a first discussion of the Commission's ideas for interest rate subsidies for European investment bank lending to small and medium- sized enterprises and bridging finance for structural funds spending in the context of a general discussion of follow-up to the European Council. These proposals are likely to return to the Council later in the year.
Finally, there was a short discussion of tax-free allowances for travellers entering the Community from third countries and travellers within the Community. Germany maintained its objections to the increases proposed.
No formal votes were taken. The Council conclusions on the United Kingdom convergence programme and the communique on multilateral surveillance were agreed by consensus.
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WALES
Valuation Tribunals
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many (a) officers and (b) members of staff employed by the joint Gwynedd/Clwyd valuation tribunals office speak Welsh ; and if he will make a statement ;
(2) what action he proposes to take to ensure that appellants in Gwynedd are able to correspond with the officers of the joint Gwynedd/Clwyd valuation tribunal office and to have their cases heard through the medium of the Welsh language ; and if he will make a statement ;
(3) how many (a) officers and (b) members of staff employed by the joint Gwynedd/Clwyd valuation tribunal office have a sufficient knowledge of the Welsh language to correspond through the medium of the language ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Wyn Roberts : In appointing staff to the new joint office, the Gwynedd and Clwyd valuation tribunals were required to take account of the Secretary of State's policy that a fully bilingual service should be provided. Questions about the staff appointments are matters for the tribunals themselves as the employers. The tribunals are being provided with the necessary resources to pay for the Welsh language training of staff ; and to deal with any specific issues concerning Welsh language correspondence and enquiries. The tribunals hear cases in Welsh as appropriate and will continue to do so.
Neurology
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the specialist centres in Wales in neurology and the treatment of epilepsy, indicating the number of patients treated by each centre in the latest year for which figures are available.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The hospitals listed in the table treated patients in the speciality of neurology during the financial year 1991-92. It is not known centrally how many patients treated for epilepsy are included with the figures. It should be noted that patients with a diagnosis relating to neurological problems may sometimes be treated by consultants in other specialties.
Number of
patients treated
Hospital |In-patients |Day cases |New out-patients
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Clwyd
Ysbyty Glan Clwyd |- |- |333
Ysbyty Maelor |- |- |200
East Dyfed
West Wales General |- |- |233
Bronglais |- |- |18
Gwent
Nevill Hall |- |- |29
Monmouth |- |- |34
Royal Gwent<1> |- |- |153
Mount Pleasant |- |- |67
Gwynedd
Ysbyty Gwynedd |- |- |249
Mid Glamorgan
Prince Charles |- |- |4
Mountain Ash |1 |- |-
Bridgend General |- |- |109
East Glamorgan |- |- |38
Powys
Breconshire War Memorial - - 45
South Glamorgan
University Hospital of Wales<1> 772 32 1,575
Rookwood |309 |23 |61
Llandough |- |1 |84
West Glamorgan
Singleton |100 |1 |488
Fairwood |8 |- |-
Morriston |767 |1 |752
Clydach War Memorial 26 - -
Neath General |- |- |228
<1>Includes paediatric neurology.
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will indicate the proportion of patients to each neurologist in each district health authority and health trust area in Wales ; (2) how many neurologists are based within each district health authority and health trust in Wales ; and how many neurologists specialise in epilepsy.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Information on the number of neurologists and patients per neurologist is given in the table. It is not known centrally how many of the neurologists specialise in epilepsy.
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Health authority Consultant Patients per
neurologists<1> consultant<2>
|In-patient |Day cases |New out-patients
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Clwyd |0.46 |- |- |1,159
East Dyfed |0.09 |- |- |2,789
Gwent |0.09 |- |- |3,144
Gwynedd |0.36 |- |- |692
Mid Glamorgan |0.52 |2 |- |290
Pembrokeshire |- |- |- |-
Powys |0.03 |- |- |1,500
South Glamorgan |3.67 |294 |15 |469
West Glamorgan |1.55 |581 |1 |947
<1> Whole time equivalent staff in post as at 30 September 1991. Includes consultants in the
specialty of paediatric neurology.
<2> Patients treated in the specialties of neurology and paediatric neurology during 1991-92.
Housing Associations
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has as to which of those housing associations operating in Wales are based (a) in Wales and (b) outside Wales.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : It is Housing for Wales policy to provide grant aid only to registered housing associations based in Wales. The whole of the development programme is therefore carried out by Welsh associations ; but a few English associations continue to own and manage small numbers of homes in Wales.
Burial Grounds
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received regarding differences between the responsibilities of the Church in Wales and the Church of England in relation to the maintenance of closed burial grounds ; and what action he proposes to take.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : The only representations received on this subject have come from the hon. Gentleman : four letters since June 1990. My right hon. Friend does not propose to take any action at this stage.
Health Line Wales
Mr. Morgan : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the monthly amount of inquiries made to Health Line Wales since it was set up ; and what independent evaluation he has commissioned of the value for money to be obtained from its operation.
Mr. Gwilym Jones : Between 30 November 1992 and 30 June 1993, a total of 1,703 calls were received by Health Line Wales, broken down by month.
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|Number
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January |208
February |580
March |374
April |252
May |196
June |93
All calls are monitored and this information forms part of the full internal evaluation of the service currently being undertaken. It will include an external consumer satisfaction survey by independent market researchers of a random sample of the users of the service. The evaluation report is expected during early August.
Young People
Mr. Dobson : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of (a) 18-year-olds, (b) 17-year-olds and (c) 16-year-olds in January (i) 1991, (ii) 1992 and (iii) 1993 ; and if he will list for each year the number in full-time education in (1) schools, including maintained, independent and special schools and (2) further education, excluding those on YTS in colleges.
Sir Wyn Roberts : The information required is given in the table.
|16 years|17 years|18 years
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1991
Population<1> |36,100 |36,800 |39,000
Students in full time education:
School<2> |13,487 |8,957 |1,114
Further education<3> |8,047 |6,997 |3,940
1992
Population<1> |34,400 |36,100 |36,600
Students in full time education:
School<2> |14,276 |9,385 |1,228
Further education<3> |8,886 |8,076 |4,580
1993
Population<1> |32,800 |34,500 |36,000
Students in full time education:
School<2><4> |14,570 |9,538 |1,213
Further education<3><4> |8,943 |8,786 |5,095
<1> All population data refer to mid year (June). 1991 data are
final mid year estimates for 1991-produced by OPCS. 1992 and 1993
data are 1991 based OPCS projections (based on provisional 1991 mid
year estimates)-produced by Government Actuary's Department.
<2> At January each year, ages at 31 August the preceding year.
Includes Sixth Form Colleges.
<3> Full time and sandwich courses at November of each academic year,
ages at 31 August preceding each academic year.
<4> Data for 1993 are provisional.
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